Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

I have a fairly diverse set of links for readers this time around, covering topics from microchips to improving your writing, with stops along the way in topics like Kubernetes, virtualization, Linux, and the popular JSON-parsing tool jq. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. I hope you find something useful!

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Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

Xavier Avrillier walks readers through using Antrea (a Kubernetes CNI built on top of Open vSwitch—a topic I’ve touched on a time or two) to provide on-premise load balancing in Kubernetes. Here’s a set of 15 principles for designing and deploying scalable applications on Kubernetes. Virtualization.

Linux 74

Linux Load Balancer IPv6 Licensing 74

Linux Academy

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Deploying and managing virtual machines. Securing Storage with Access Keys and Shared Access Signatures in Microsoft Azure. Identity and security. Azure Storage Accounts: Configuration and Security. Create a Load Balanced VM Scale Set in Azure. Create and Configure an Application Gateway in Azure.

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Course Training Storage Microsoft 80

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 17, 2020

Eric Sloof mentions the NSX-T load balancing encyclopedia (found here ), which intends to be an authoritative resource to NSX-T load balancing configuration and management. The next day, the Microsoft Security Response Center confirmed the vulnerability. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

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Load Balancer Vmware Windows Cloud 60

Galido

OCTOBER 20, 2018

Technology advancements have made it necessary for retail stores to institute data security measures. As such, it is critical that the merchants comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards ( PCI DSS ) to protect the cardholder information using the Amazon Web Services as well as Amazon cloud. AWS PCI Compliance.

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How To Load Balancer Security Cloud 84

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 6, 2021

Here’s a quick look at using Envoy as a load balancer in Kubernetes. I saw this blog post about Curiefense , an open source Envoy extension to add WAF (web application firewall) functionality to Envoy. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Networking. Or, one could just use something like this.

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Open Source Load Balancer WAN Architecture 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

I have a fairly diverse set of links for readers this time around, covering topics from microchips to improving your writing, with stops along the way in topics like Kubernetes, virtualization, Linux, and the popular JSON-parsing tool jq along the way. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Networking. So useful.).

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Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

The “TL;DR” for those who are interested is that this solution bypasses the normal iptables layer involved in most Kubernetes implementations to load balance traffic directly to Pods in the cluster. Daniel Sagi of Aqua Security explains the mechanics behind a Pod escape using file system mounts. Virtualization.

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Load Balancer Cloud Applications Vmware 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 18, 2021

The first is a post on Cilium and F5 load balancer integration , while the second discusses implementing Kubernetes network policies with Cilium and Linkerd. John Gruber’s post on “Secure Intent” on Apple devices was, for me at least, an informative read. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

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Vmware Hardware Load Balancer Apple 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 14, 2017

Romain Decker has an “under the hood” look at the VMware NSX load balancer. This graphical summary of the AWS Application Load Balancer (ALB) is pretty handy. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Servers/Hardware. Nothing this time (sorry!).

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Load Balancer Vmware Hardware Open Source 60

Linux Academy

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Creating and configuring Secure AWS RDS Instances with a Reader and Backup Solution. By completing this lab, you will feel comfortable creating and securing relational databases with backup solutions. It provides a huge range of virtual machines suitable for general purpose and specialized on-demand compute tasks.

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Load Balancer Backup Applications Linux 19

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The Pivotal Engineering blog has an article that shows how to use BOSH with the vSphere CPI to automate adding servers to an NSX load balancing pool. Humair Ahmed takes a closer look at some Cross-VC NSX security enhancements that landed in the recent NSX 6.3 Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

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Vmware Linux Storage Load Balancer 60

Dataconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This is natural in today’s world where data is more valuable than gold because every information is now in the virtual environment and there is nothing that black hat hackers will not do to obtain it. To set up a web application firewall (WAF), you will need to: Choose a WAF solution. What is a Zip bomb?

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Firewall Applications Examples Load Balancer 41

Scott Lowe

JULY 13, 2018

Bernd Malmqvist talks about Avi Networks’ software-defined load balancing solution, including providing an overview of how to use Vagrant to test it yourself. Operating Systems/Applications. Lightroom is one of only a few applications that I keep around for macOS; this article gives me some alternatives.

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Load Balancer Virtualization Authentication Tools 60

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

VPCs, or Virtual Private Clouds, are Amazon’s software-defined networking mechanism for workloads running on AWS.). Viktor van den Berg writes on deploying NSX load balancers with vRA. This doesn’t make me feel very secure. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Servers/Hardware.

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Vmware Load Balancer Network Open Source 60

Virtualized Greek

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Basically, they are looking to provide programmability to the network via their Application-Centric Infrastructure. All of Cisco’s major vendors are lined up in support of VMware’s NSX software based virtualization solution. F5 – Security/Load Balancing. The list includes a who’s who of Cisco competitors.

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Vmware Load Balancer Hardware HP 78

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 17, 2018

Andrew Martin has a write-up with security recommendations for your Kubernetes clusters. Check out these articles talking about IPVS-based in-cluster load balancing , CoreDNS , dynamic kubelet configuration , and resizing persistent volumes in Kubernetes. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

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Load Balancer Storage Network Linux 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 6, 2017

Konstantin Ryabitsev has a series going on securing a SysAdmin Linux workstation. Part 1 covers how to choose a Linux distribution, and part 2 discusses some security tips for installing Linux on your SysAdmin workstation. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Intel NUC or SuperMicro E200-8D? Yes, please! (I

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Vmware Linux Storage Network 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 8, 2018

Kamal Kyrala discusses a method for accessing Kubernetes Services without Ingress, NodePort, or load balancers. His points are spot-on: making the control plane highly available isn’t going to improve the availability or scalability of your applications. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

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Load Balancer Vmware Storage Intel 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

and their product (VirTool Network Analyzer) is aimed at providing some operational visibility into OpenStack virtual networks. Chris Binnie walks you through the process of using user namespaces to help secure your Docker hosts and containers. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Servers/Hardware. RIP Solaris.

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Storage Vmware Load Balancer Network 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Continuing on that Envoy theme, you may find this article by Matt Klein—one of the primary authors of Envoy—helpful in understanding some of the concepts behind modern load balancing and proxying. From an unknown author, we have this security rant on Flatpak. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization.

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Load Balancer Operating Systems Intel Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 21, 2019

David Holder walks through removing unused load balancer IP allocations in NSX-T when used with PKS. Software company Agile Bits recently announced support for U2F-compatible hardware security keys in their 1Password product. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. I haven’t tested it.). Good stuff!

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Network Load Balancer Storage Applications 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Erik Smith, notably known for his outstanding posts on storage and FCoE, takes a stab at describing some of the differences between SDN and network virtualization in this post. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Networking Security Storage Virtualization Automation KVM Linux OpenStack OSS OVS vCloud VMware'

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Storage Vmware Linux Virtualization 92

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

A few other notable differences about IPv6: End-to-end philosophy (no NAT, privacy is not equal to security, public IP is not equal to reachability). Regarding security considerations, IPv6 is not on by default and must be enabled per interface. Direct Connect also supports IPv6, as do Virtual Private Gateways.

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IPv6 Cloud Load Balancer Internet 60

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Open Virtual Network (OVN) is really ramping up and getting lots of attention, which I personally think is absolutely well-deserved. The security posture of Docker containers is, rightfully so, starting to see more focus. Major Hayden has an article on using Ansible to secure OpenStack hosts. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Vmware Network Load Balancer Linux 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 17, 2015

It says the the JET (Juniper Extension Toolkit) uses “open application programming interfaces”, but fails to provide any specifics. This article listing 20 Linux server hardening tips contains some basic tips but is nevertheless a very good resource for someone looking for Linux security recommendations. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Vmware Linux Architecture Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 10, 2021

From the Not Surprised Department, some folks are starting to take a harder look at the timelines for security patches for older versions of macOS compared to newer versions. Rory McCune of Aqua shares some new security-related features in the Kubernetes 1.23 Baptiste Collard has a post on Kubernetes controllers for AWS load balancers.

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Load Balancer Vmware Operating Systems Architecture 94

KineticData

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Key technologies like Kubernetes for container orchestration and GitHub Actions for continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) have been instrumental in our automation strategy, facilitating fast, secure rollouts in both our SaaS and client-managed setups.

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Devops Strategy Applications Load Balancer 59

Dataconomy

JULY 26, 2023

Developers can seamlessly integrate ChatGPT into their applications using API access as one of the ChatGPT login options ( Image credit ) What should you do now? API access ChatGPT API provides programmatic access, enabling developers to integrate its capabilities into their applications seamlessly. davinci, curie, etc.)

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Artificial Intelligence Applications How To Tools 68

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Poonen briefly recaps yesterday’s messaging, and then moves into the focus of today’s keynote—focusing on the “any application and any device” part of the “Ready for Any” messaging. According to Poonen, the core of the solution for “any application on any device” is VMware’s Workspace Suite. What about iOS and Android devices?

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Vmware Applications Network Video 60

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 17, 2013

Paul Speciale is Chief Marketing Officer at Appcara , which is a provider of a model-based cloud application platform. Numerous IT management tools are available today for use with the cloud, but the rubber meets the road at the level of the application because this is what a user will actually “use.” Cloud Application Management.

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Data Center Cloud Data Applications 203

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

The first concept that Recep discusses is network virtualization. He believes that network virtualization is primarily about decoupling network services from the underlying network infrastructure. The specific terminology involved is that the virtual switches become a VTEP, a virtual tunnel end-point.

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Intel Load Balancer Architecture Virtualization 61

Fountainhead

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Although automation of software (such as provisioning & manipulation of VMs/applications) usually captures attention, remember that there is a whole set of physical datacenter infrastructure layers that IT Ops has to deal with as well. Fountainhead.

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Load Balancer Virtualization Data Center Network 100

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Operating Systems/Applications. This VMware blog post helps explain the link between Puppet and vFabric Application Director, and why organizations may want to use both. Virtualization. Both KVM and QEMU are needed for a full virtualization solution. Need to compact a virtual hard disk in Windows 8/Windows Server 2012?

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Vmware Virtualization Storage Hardware 109

Dataconomy

AUGUST 6, 2023

This innovative methodology of parallel processing has transcended theoretical abstraction to manifest in tangible applications that shape our world in multifaceted ways. The ramifications of parallel processing reverberate even further, spanning a diverse spectrum of applications that paint a vivid portrait of its transformative influence.

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Artificial Intelligence Architecture Applications Data 36

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

This time around, the content is a bit heavier on cloud management and applications/operating systems, but still lots of good content all the way around (I hope, anyway). tech preview of virtual networks for Docker. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Networking. Servers/Hardware.

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Open Source Vmware Network IBM 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 16, 2013

In 2003, I founded Blue Box from my college dorm room to be a managed hosting company focused on overcoming the complexities of highly customized open source infrastructure running high traffic web applications. Private cloud is a relatively new phenomenon, and for many has really meant advanced virtualization. All feedback is welcome!

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Cloud Open Source Load Balancer Engineering 61